diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
index 0533465298..94d6a201c7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ nav.sequence-bottom {
   ul {
     @extend .clearfix;
     @include inline-block();
-    width: 103px;
 
     li {
       float: left;
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
index 169e9331b9..8074884c89 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ p {
 
 span {
   font: normal 1em/1.6em $sans-serif;
+  color: $base-font-color;
 }
 /* Fix for CodeMirror: prevent top-level span from affecting deeply-embedded span in CodeMirror */
 .CodeMirror span {